Drinking bowl for animals



May 11 1926. 1,584,362

J. C. FITZGERALD DRINKING BowL FOR ANIMALS Filed NOV. ll 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l May l1 1926.

J. C. FITZGERALD DRINKING BowL FOR ANIMALS Filed NOV. ll. 1925 2 SheebS-Sheeb 2 su ply pipe. 4

\. .Imagna c. rrrzeamn,

PATENT OFFICE.

or' xILBoUaN, wisconsin.

DRINKING BOWL IOR ANIMALS.

Appunti ma november n, im. serial No. sam.

This invention relates tb imfrovements in drinkin fountains or bowls or animals or live stoc and is particularly designed for used in dairy work, within the stalls for the anima-ls, but may be employed in any desired, places for watering stock. oranimals, and it consists in certain peculiaritiesgof the construction, novel arrangement and combination of the various parts thereof, as will be hereinafter moreful y set forth andv specifically claimed.

The objects of this invention are- To provide a bowl free from any valve i mechanism whatever within the bowl, so as to allow itto be used for the free use of water and so that the valve used for supplyin water to said bowl may be located at a int outside of the bowl for ease in cleanlng the same and so that it will not become clo ged by straw or sediment of any kind. o provide a water supplying valve of such'construction and arrangement of its Brte that it may be easily cleaned and shall equipped with means for adjusting the valve head thereof.

A further object of the invention is, to provide means for rotatably mounting the valve casing of said water supplying-valve, so that it may be turned to any suitable angle for connection with a water-supply-pipe, whether said pipe may be located substantially vertically or horizontally.

Still another object is, the provision of means in a drinking-bowl of the class herein described, having strong and durable means for detachably connecting the bowl to a stall bracket or part to support the same independently of the water-supply-valve or its urthermore, to provide a bowl which may be easily detached and removed from its su ort for cleaning purposes without distur lng the water supply valve or any parts thereof, or the means for operating said valve.

A still further object is to furnish means for strainin or filtern the water as it is su pliedto t edrinkin wl.

ther objects and a vantages of theinvention will be disclosed in the following description and explanation, which, will be' more readily understood when read in con- Junction with the accompanying drawings in which' an embodiment of the invention is illustrated it being understood that modications a d changes may be resorted to In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a vertical cen`l tral sectional view through the bowl, its

support and the valve for supplying water to said bowl.

Fig 2 is a plan sectional view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a plan sectional view tal/ren on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 looking in the'dir'ection indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 4 is 'a fragmental view in elevation of the lower part of the bowl and the meansA o n which it is detachably mounted taken on 11ne 4-4 of Fig. 1 looking-in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Fig. 5 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation taken on line l5--5 of Fig. 1 showing the rotatable valve-casingand its controllin valve.

Flg. 6 1s a detached erspective view of a member used for de ecting water froml the valve, and

Fi 7 isa detached plan view taken on line -7 of Fig. 1 as indicated by the arrows 4showing a portion of the detachable filter -for the water as it is supplied to the bowl.

Like numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the different views of the drawin s.

The drin ing bowl of the device is designated as a whole by the reference numeral '10 and may be made of any suitable size portion of the socket 11 on the bowl. Lo-

cated diametrically oppositeeach other with respect to the socket 11 and on the lower vsurface of the bowl is a pair of apertured lugs 15 into each of which is extended andv may be fastened in any suitable way, the upper ends of hooks 16, the lower or horizontal ortions of which engage diametrically disposed and inwardly extended refcesses 17 formed in the head 18 of the supporting bracket 19 for the bowl.

As is clearly shown in Fig. 1 the head 18` v whic and the bracket 14, thereon, are made inteally with the supporting bracket 19 for the wl. It will also be seen by reference to said fi re, as well as to Figs. 2 to 4 inclusive t at the head 18 has a. surrounding flange 20 in the lower portion of which the recesses 17 are formed so as to extend u wardly. This flange also has rovided in each of its sides a slot 21 to enable the hooks 16 to be released Afrom their 17 when it is desired to turn the bowl laterally, when it is obvious that the horizontal rtion of the hooks 16 will be positioned in t e slots 21 so that the bowl can be raised upwardl and removed from the bracket 19 which atter su ports the bowl.

t will be seen in Fi 1k and 2 that the bracket 19 is downward y curved andA has at its u per end on one side thereof an arm 22 li extends laterally and is secured by means of a curved clamping member to a postor part 24 of a stall which post is vertically mounted. The curved member has each of its ends screw-threaded and said ends are extended through suitable openings in the arm 22 and held in place by means of nuts 25 in screw en gement with said ends. Thus. it will be un erstood that the bracket 19 and bowl 10 can be supported at a convenient hei ht for an animal to place its mouth within t e bowl and that the bracket 19 can be readily removed by detaching the nuts 25. Furthermore, it will be understood that thebowl when in normal position on .the bracket 19, can be slightly depressed against the spring 12, which operation will free the hooks 16 from their recesses 17, thus allowing the bowl to be turned on the part 14 so that the hooks 16 may register or enter the slots 21 of the flange of the bracket head, when it is obvious the bowl may be elevated and removed from said bracket.

In the present instance, I have shown the water supply pipe 26 as being vertically disposed with its lower end terminating some distance above the rim of the bowl and also some distance above the upper end of the bracket 19. Screwed or fitted to the lower end of the pipe 26 is a rotatable water supplying valve casing 27 which has its discharging port or nozzle 28 located above the rim of the bowl, but with its free end in such a manner as to discharge water in said bowl. This valve casing 27, has in its wall near its outer end a coupling or opening 29 for the water ipe 26 and in its outer end a screw-threade opening 30 in which opening is seated a plug 31 having a central aperture 32 for the operation of an adjusti screw 33 located therein. Within the valve chamber 34 and within a recess 35 on the inner surface of the plug 31 is a cup-sha member 36 which co-operates with the screw 33 and serves to hold one end of a spring 37 the other end of which rests against the valve head 38 which valve head operates freely in thel chamblr 314 aad is used for the purposeo cosin t e isc ar rtor noz- 'zle 28 of the vale casin 'Iligvalve casing is provided at its en adjacent the bowl with a reduced chamber or portion 39 in which is located an apertured guide member 40 of the form shown in Fig. 5.

Extended towards the bowl 10, and from the ide member 40, is a valve-'stem 41, whic projects through the nozzle 28, Aas shown. Mounted above the bracket 19, and paced therefrom is a supporting bracket 42,

or a lever 43, used for operating the valvehead 38, in the casing 27, therefor. The bracket 42, has in its lower portion an opening 44 through which opening, the nozzle 28, of the valve casing is loosely or rotatably extended and is held in place on said bracket 42, by means of the shoulder 45 on one side of the bracket, and a nut 46 screwed on the nozzle 28, on the other side of the said bracket.

Secured at its upper end to the upper end of the bracket 42 by means of a pivot pin 47 is the valve-o rating lever 43 which depends from its pivot downwardly and then forwardly into the bowl. In other words, this lever is curved downwardly and outwardly in its lower portion. The lever 43 is channeled in cross-section on its lower surface as is clearly shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings in which figure as well as in Fig. 1, it will be understood that the side portions of this lever has below the nozzle 28 inwardly extended lugs 48 arranged in pairs, one pair above the other which are employed for holding a screening member or filter 49 in place, which member may be made of fine wire screening cloth or the like. The member 49 `is located on the lever 43 below the discharging end of the nozzle 27 as shown in Fg. 1 ofthe drawings, for the purpose of removing any sediment or impurities from the water as it is discharged from the nozzle Just below the filter 49, the lever 43 is provided with a float-valve 50 of any suitable material, which is pivotally mounted at its upper end on a rod 51 secured transversely in the side portions of said lever. This float-valve 50 is used to act as a check to the lever 43, for it is apparent that when a suicient quantity of water is discharged, into the bowl, the float-valve 50 will be caused to assume the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1, and thus prevent the lever 43 being downwardly depressed and the supply-valve thereby operated.

In the front of the valve stem 41 on a transverse rod 52 is pivotally mounted a water deflecting member 53 which has its ped upper outer portion spoon-shaped or dished to divert the water from the nozzle 28 which might be discharged upwardli, into the bowl. The lower portion of t e deilector loop, to stride the lever 43, and the bracket 42, is employed. This loop is so fastened to the pivot 47 that it may be easily removed so as to allow th lever 43 to be manually raised when desired. p

Having thus fully described my lnvention, what I claim as new and desire to sey cure by Letters Patent is- 1. A drinking bowl for animals including in combination with a bowl, of a horizontally disposed and rotatable water-supplying-valvecasing having an opening 1n its wall for communication with a water-supply pipe, of means to support said valve adjacent said bowl. l

2. In a drinking bowl for animals, the

combination with a bowl, of a water-supply! valve mounted above the bowl and having a valve stem extended above the latter, a lever pivotally supported above the bowl and extended therein adjacent said stem and the central lower portion of the bowl and a filter or screening member detachably mounted on the rear portion of said lever below the dischargin end of said valve.

3. In a drinking liowl for animals, the combination with a bowl, of a water-supplyvalve therefor located above and independently of the bowl having its discharging ends disposed above its rim, a valve lever pivotally supported at its upper end above said discharging end of said valve and extended downwardly and inwardly of the bowl and co-operating with the valve for the operation of the latter and a delector pivotally mounted on said valve lever adjacent the discharging end of said valve.

4. In a drinking bowl foranimals, the combination with a bowl, of a water-supplyl valve therefor located above and independently of the bowl-having its discharging end disposed above its rim, a valve lever pivotally supported at its upper end above said discharging end of said valve and extended downwardly and inwardly of the bowl and co-operating with the valve for the operation of the latter, a deilector pivotally mounted on said valve lever adjacent the discharging end of said valve, and a float pivotally attached to the rear portion of said lever for restricting the movement of the latter outwardly when a given quantity of water has been supplied to the bowl.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a bowl, of a water-supplyvalve therefor located above the rim of said bowl, a valve lever loosely supported above the top of the bowl for removal pur oses and extended downwardly and inwardly-of the bowl and co-operating with the valve for the operation of the latter, said valve lever having means thereon to deflect the water into the bowl.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a bowl, of a water-supplyvalve therefor located above its rim, of a valve lever.. pivotally supported at its end above said discharging end of said valve and extended downwardly and inwardly of the bowl and co-o erating with the valve for the operation o? the latter and a loop remov ably mounted at its upper end on the pivot of said lever and having oppositely disposed hooks at its lower end to engagesaid lever and its support.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a bowl-supporting'bracket, of a bowl detachably mounted at its lower surface to said bracket, a valve casing mounted above and near the rim of the bowl, a supply pipe located adjacent thereto, a valve operating lever suitably supported above the discharging end of said valve casi' ing and having its lower end located within the bowl, said vvalve lever provided with deiecting'means above said casing to divert the 1water discharged therefrom into the bow JEREMIAH C. FITZGERALD. 

